How much does it cost to self-host Tmux?

Tmux can be self-hosted starting at $4.13/mo on hetzner CAX11. Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk.

How hard is Tmux to self-host?

Tmux has a self-hosting difficulty score of 2/5 (1 = one-click, 5 = complex Kubernetes setup).

Tmux by tmux

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tmux source code

Verdict 67/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 5 months ago

Health score
 67 /100 
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Self-hosts from

$4.13 /mo

hetzner · CAX11

Difficulty

2 /5

Docker + read README

GitHub stars

45k

2.6k forks

About Tmux

From the project's README at github.com/tmux/tmux. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached.

This release runs on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux, macOS and Solaris.

To build tmux, a C compiler (for example gcc or clang), make, pkg-config and a suitable yacc (yacc or bison) are needed.

tmux can use the utempter library to update utmp(5), if it is installed - run configure with --enable-utempter to enable this.

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity

maturity

community

security

sustainability

adoption

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

Signal	Value	Source
GitHub stars	45k	github.com/tmux/tmux
GitHub forks	2.6k	github.com/tmux/tmux

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age	10.9 years	since Jun 2015
Last commit	4 days ago	May 3, 2026
Releases shipped	39	last: 5 months ago
Funding links	2	declared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

Provider	Plan	Specs	Monthly
hetzner	CAX11	2c · 4GB · 40GB	$4.13 USD	Deploy →
vultr	VC2	1c · 1GB · 25GB	$5 USD	Deploy →
linode	Nanode 1GB	1c · 1GB · 25GB	$5.12 USD	Deploy →
digitalocean	Basic Regular 1GB	1c · 1GB · 25GB	$6 USD	Deploy →

Security advisories

5 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. Most recent: OSV-2026-532.

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Ready to self-host Tmux?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Deploy on hetzner → $4.13/mo Read install docs on GitHub

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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